Who We Are
Pathfinders 4x4 is a company formed by
Cam Benton
and two of his friends, Jeff Coates and Ted Senter. Cam runs
the company and manages all of the day to day operations.
Cam
was a college athlete and coach. He transitioned to business
becoming a nationally recognized figure as a sales trainer to financial
professionals.
He built a financial
planning practice and developed a sales and marketing system now used
by
hundreds of financial agents nationwide. Additionally, he
developed a stock market trading system that many other investors
across the nation now use. Now Cam contracts out as a sales
and business consultant to select companies.
As
an athlete and coach, Cam saw the need to match top high school
athletes with college scholarship opportunities. He built a
scouting company that has changed many young people's lives. See www.ProActiveScouting.com
He is also a semi-pro photographer specializing in outdoor shots and
engagement photos. Additionally, he is a CHSAA certified
wrestling official. Cam also hand built (no contractors) his 4 bedroom home
in Colorado.
Another passion of his is aviation. Cam taught himself to fly
an ultralight
and has since earned his private and commercial pilot ratings.
He's licensed to fly instruments, floatplanes, and tailwheel
aircraft. He's formation qualified, aerobatic and
spin endorsed. He also is a
3X
National Champion air racer.
His
unique passion for machines includes airplanes, offroad vehicles, and
tractors. He is a self-taught mechanic and enjoys the interplay
of man and machine. This lead to a deep involvement in jeeping
and 4x4 vehicles.
Why the Name PathFinders?
Saguache County, Colorado is
the home to some meaningful history. Two of the very important
historical figures we're nick-named "Pathfinders". In
keeping with the theme of great explorations and discovery, we've
adopted the name.
John Fremont was an expedition leader who helped to open this part of the American West and the northern route of the Old Spanish Trail. He was called
"The Great Pathfinder".
Otto Mears
was a visionary and founding father of the town of Saguache. He
became an accomplished road builder, entreprenuer, and political
figure. He was directly responsible for building many cargo roads
in our area. His skill at constructing quality routes through
virgin mountain territory earned him the nick-name
"The Pathfinder of the West". We still use many of his roads to this day.
